Medical policy--Kentucky--Louisville; Political planning--Kentucky--Louisville; Cities and towns--Growth--Kentucky--Louisville
A disciplined-configurative case study design was carried out to explore whether a growth machine exists and shapes local healthcare policy in Louisville. A historical analysis first explored whether a growth machine existed in Louisville in the...
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
A gathering of spectators, mostly women, watches as a horse-drawn carriage with an African-American driver wearing a top hat and passengers in antebellum period costumes stops in front of Federal Hill mansion, also known as "My Old Kentucky...
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
A man and woman approach Federal Hill mansion, also known as "My Old Kentucky Home," in Bardstown, Kentucky, followed by an African-American man carrying luggage, as three women stand and one woman sits on the entrance steps. Federal Hill...
A multi-story building for Greater Louisville First Federal Savings and Loan Association next door to Burdorf Furniture store. Title supplied by cataloger.
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Children; Construction equipment; Signs (Notices); United States. Public Works Administration
A sign for Federal Public Works Project No. 937, Commissioners of Sewerage, leans against a construction fence surrounding a construction site for the digging of sewer trenches. Men and a girl stand by the site. Large equipment is nearby. Title...
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewerage; Signs (Notices); United States. Public Works Administration
A sign reading Federal Public Works Project No. 937 set into the ground overlooking a creek. Pieces of wood, metal beams, and other materials are on the hill. Title supplied by cataloger.
Streets; Vehicles; Trucks; Signs (Notices); United States. Public Works Administration; Construction equipment
A truck parked across the street next to a sign reading 'P.W.A. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Louisville Sewer System' with construction equipment in the background.
Address: 2140 Bonnycastle Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky. The garage for the Commodore Apartments is shown. A cement pathway leads up to double doors. The faade of the building has a three-tiered appearance. Three windows are centered above the...
Address: 515 E. Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky. The Preston Lodge, No. 281 building is shown. In Greek Revival style, the building is made of stone, is symmetrical and has a flat roof. In addition to its name and number, the letters "F and...
Buildings; Government facilities; Post offices; Flags--United States
Address: Broadway and Sixth Street, Louisville, Kentucky. Two United States flags fly from poles on the roof of the U.S. Federal Building and Post Office. Numerous cars drive along the streets and pedestrians walk on the sidewalks and in crosswalks.
Andrew T. Wood was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, in 1834. He received a good common-school education and in 1862, he enlisted in the Federal army, Company C, Tenth Kentucky Cavalry. He was mustered out in 1863 and moved to Mount Sterling,...
Life care communities--Kentucky--Louisville; Congregate housing--Kentucky--Louisville; Older people--Housing--Kentucky--Louisville
As the older adult population in the United States continues its accelerated growth, there is a growing concern about the long-term care options for these elders. While nursing homes are no longer desirable and costly for federal and state...
Buildings; Dwellings; Houses; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; State parks & reserves; Historic buildings
At Federal Hill, also known as "My Old Kentucky Home" in Bardstown, Kentucky, an overall-clad African American man plays guitar for a woman, seated on the ground in a long dress, while a man wearing a tuxedo and holding a top hat looks on...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men; Government officials; Lawyers
Bunk Gardner, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 1935-1938, seated at his desk in the federal building, looking at papers. The photograph has a couple white blemish spots and missing bottom, left corner.
Close up view of debris, including twisted metal and wood, from the tornado that hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. Buildings with their facades damaged or completely gone are seen further down the street. The tornado killed an estimated...
Tugboats; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CORDOVA, a packet and towboat with steel hull (140 ft. x 24 ft. x 8.0 ft.), was built at Howard in 1920. Owned by Federal Barge Line, she operated on the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers in Alabama, as well as the Mississippi River. CORDOVA was...
Maps; Floods; Disasters; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville--1920--1940; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River
Map, printed in green in on white paper, of the area of Louisville, Kentucky, affected by the 1937 flooding of the Ohio River. Includes description of the flood, chart of elevations and depths of selected sites in Louisville, two photographs of...
